While Desmond had always regarded Leonor as someone he desired from the very beginning, there was something about hearing her confess to Lady Alma that they had a vibrant life behind closed doors that ignited something within him.
Perhaps his behavior from the night before was an indication of what he had been brewing. The second an opportunity presented itself to him, he forgot how to control himself.
He had been dying to tell Leonor that he overheard what she said and he was interested in exploring whether or not there was meaning behind the words.
"On the eve of Lady Alma's last day in our home, I happened to be passing by a sitting room when I heard her shamelessly ask whether or not we would be blessing Montclair with an heir," Desmond admitted.
He didn't need to say anymore.
Leonor gasped in horror, and, yet again, her hands were over her open mouth as she stared at Desmond. She knew immediately what she had said.
